Curt Paul Munson Jr.

Curt Paul Munson, Jr., 78, of Hebron, CT, passed away unexpectedly at home on January 23, 2024. He was born on Dec. 2, 1945, to the late Curt and Nancy Breniser Munson in the Bronx, New York. After graduating from Pine Ridge H.S., NJ, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Delaware Valley College, PA. While in college, he met his future bride, Jeanne. Curt and Jeanne were married on Nov. 23, 1967 and began their life together in CT.

Curt was a science teacher for 35 years. He started teaching in Moodus, CT, at Nathan Hale-Ray School, then moved to teach in Middletown, CT, at Central Middle School, Keigwin Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson High School. Not one to slow down in retirement, he worked at Lynch Toyota in Manchester, CT, and then was a frequent substitute teacher at RHAM Junior and Senior High Schools in Hebron, CT.

Curt was a hardworking, fun loving, joke telling, people person with multiple hobbies that ranged from HO scale trains, painting, restoring a wide range of vehicles (his 40S Willys Jeep and John Deere tractors were favorites), participating in Revolutionary and Civil War reenactments, and the CT Military Vehicle Collectors Club. He was also an avid fan of the RHAM H.S. Girls’ Volleyball and Basketball teams.

Besides his wife, Jeanne, he leaves two daughters, Nancy and her husband Greg, and Amanda and her husband Jeff; grandchildren Thomas and his wife Shaeli, Caleb, and Christopher; and his loving Coonhound, Molly.

A memorial service will be held on Feb. 24, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Gilead Congregational Church, 672 Gilead St., Hebron, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made is his memory to Native American Veterans Assistance, P.O. Box 5053, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 57770.